St. Kitts & Nevis · Saint Kitts
Cockleshell Bay Ponds
64 species and 966 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March, with up to 28 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
WilletTringa semipalmata
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Majors Bay Pond2 km41 species
- Great Salt Pond-St Kitts2 km74 species
- Friars Bay Pond6 km58 species
- Frigate Bay Pond8 km68 species
- Frigate Bay - Marriott Resort8 km66 species
- Frigate Bay Golf Course9 km76 species
All 64 species recorded here
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher Myiarchus oberi
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Brown Trembler Cinclocerthia ruficauda
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Sora Porzana carolina
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Cockleshell Bay Ponds?
March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 28 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Cockleshell Bay Ponds?
64 species, from 966 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Cockleshell Bay Ponds in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-necked Stilt, Grey Kingbird, Common Ground Dove, Bananaquit and Caribbean Elaenia.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.